The holidays are upon us, and we have a great Geminid Meteor Shower, the winter constellations appearing, 2 or 3 morning planets, and a year-end occultation of Aldebaran by the Moon.
Dec 2nd: Observing With Webb in December 2017
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Sep 2nd: Observing With Webb in September 2017
September has 3 naked eye planets, 2 binocular visible, and some typical close encounters between the Moon and the planets.
Jul 1st: Observing With Webb in July 2017
Prepare your instrument to observe July night sky!
Mar 4th: Observing With Webb in March 2017
March is an interesting month, providing a look at all 5 naked-eye planets, Venus switching to the morning, and an occultation of Aldebaran.
Mar 1st: Awesome Astronomy’s March Sky Guide
What to look out, and up, for in March.
Feb 4th: Observing With Webb in February 2017
Feb 1st: Awesome Astronomy’s February Sky Guide
Prepare your instruments and look up to the sky!
Jan 8th: Fresh Lunar Craters & The King
New lunar crates and the huge influence of Jupiter in Solar System.
Jan 7th: Observing With Webb in January 2017
January would not be so exciting if it weren’t for the two times we can see a close encounter between the Moon, Venus, and Mars. Also visible this month are Jupiter, Saturn, and maybe Mercury.
Jan 1st: Tough Tourist & Born Wild
Meteorites on Earth as well as the cratering on Moon, Mercury, Mars, and other bodies suggest that our solar system was born wild and stayed that way for a while.